Daily Archives: July 4, 2018

CINCINNATI (AP) – Joey Votto hit a grand slam and celebrated with a flap, honoring the bird that prolonged his at-bat. Votto ended a long homer drought with his third career grand slam Tuesday night, powering the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-5 victory that ended the Detroit Tigers’ longest winning streak in two years. Votto came to bat with the ...

MICHIGAN — Just 22.9 percent of American adults are getting enough exercise, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of the adults that met these federal guidelines did so through physical activity performed during leisure time as opposed to physical activity performed at work. The report looked at what percentage of American adults ...

We hope it’s not just a self-indulgent fantasy to think others may enjoy two writers talking shop.
One is this correspondent and the other is Anna Clark, author of “The Poisoned City,” a Flint book coming next week.
♦ Extensive excerpts are at The Guardian.
♦ The New York Times reviews Clark’s work and ...

Ryan Mayer NASCAR driver Kurt Busch already has a busy schedule crossing the country every weekend to compete in the Monster Energy Cup Series. This summer, he’s added a few additional dates to his schedule during the week as he’ll be headlining this year’s GRX Rally as one of the VIP drivers. The rally, in its 10th year, is set ...

(CNN) — The world has changed, but the love for “Sex and the City” remains. The groundbreaking HBO series about four friends living in New York City premiered on HBO on June 6, 1998, and ran until 2004. Along the way there were plenty of dates, Cosmos and expensive shoes for the crew. Fans have been praising the show and ...

Jenifer Lewis (Screen shot from video)
She’s the latest celebrity to take a shot at Rick Snyder for the Flint debacle.
Jenifer Lewis, who plays grandmother Ruby Johnson on ABC’s popular “Black-ish,” posts a video [below] on her Facebook page to swipe at the Repiublican governor.
In her one-minute clip, the 61-year-old sits at ...

By Dan Reardon The Travelers Championship, which tees off from TPC River Highlands on Thursday, is one of the biggest draws on the PGA TOUR. And it’s easy to see why. This year’s field features seven of the top 10 in FedExCup standings and five of the top 10 in the world. The reigning Travelers champion, Jordan Spieth, happens to ...

(CNN) — Michael Moore’s documentary about President Donald Trump will be released in September. On Thursday, the provocative filmmaker stopped by “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to reveal that “Fahrenheit 11/9,” both a nod to the title of his 2004 documentary about former President George W. Bush and a reference to the day Trump was declared victor in 2016, ...

DETROIT (WWJ) – The wife of former UAW Vice President General Holiefield faces up to 27 months in jail under a plea agreement stemming from an ongoing criminal investigation into illegal payoffs involving UAW officials. Monica Morgan, a photographer, pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing false tax return in connection with an alleged Fiat Chrysler UAW bribery case. In return for ...

George Cushingberry, who lost a Detroit City Council re-election try last year, is no stranger to controversy.
The politician, now running for state Senate, distributes campaign literature that some see as offensive and racist. A flyer outlining his platform has a cartoon depicting a member of the Ku Klux Klan using a derogatory term for a ...